The Brisbane Roar have sealed the A-League football minor premiership without kicking a ball after second-placed Central Coast Mariners' torrential rain-affected 1-all draw with Melbourne Heart last night.
The Roar now can't be caught for top spot on the ladder, with the Mariners eight points behind them with two fixture matches remaining.
There is no such clarity for either the Heart or Mariners following their draw, with the Heart's top six hopes now left to mathematics.
While the Mariners remain in pole position to finish second and claim the double chance as they extended their lead over third-placed Adelaide United to four points, the Heart's situation is just as uncertain but now entirely reliant on other results.
They sit seventh - one point behind Wellington Phoenix in the race for the final top six spot - but the New Zealand side have two games in hand.
The Melbourne match kicked off more than an hour late because of a huge rainstorm which hit AAMI Park 45 minutes before the scheduled start.
The Phoenix play in Adelaide tonight.
